Boar Hunt [reverse], 1667/1682

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 4.35 cm (1 11/16 in.)
gross weight: 44.64 gr (0.098 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1997.114.28.b

Artists / Makers

Girolamo Paladino (medalist) Roman, 1647 - 1689

Image Use

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Inscription

in exergue: .SOLVM.IN.FERAS. / .PIVS.BELLATVR. / .PASTOR. (The pious shepherd fights alone among the beasts); lower right corner above exergue line: G.P.F

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 844, repro.